Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooping
Verb
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His funeral drew hundreds of first responders, marching in a seaside procession in the Mediterranean city of Tyre, his mother's cries heard over the shuffle.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The house is falling apart, bats in the fireplace, ants marching unfazed across the floor, smells of dead creatures decaying in the walls.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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There would be no negative this day for the 6-foot-2, smooth-striding Bowman.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Nude, striding statues of young men called kouroi were used both as offerings to the gods and as grave markers.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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As most of the women note, Simon’s presence lingers through the echoing halls of Porsha’s new palace — both literally and metaphorically, thanks to some great editing of his shadow lurking in the background — a feeling worsened by Porsha parading a new man on her arm.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kyle Tucker and Edwin Diaz weren’t among the Dodgers parading onto a mid-field stage to get a ring from team owner Mark Walter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Callers told police that after a brief and seemingly hostile interaction with the occupants of the vehicle, the individual left school property and was last seen walking onto Ryan Lane from Edwards Avenue.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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No walking path existed near its perimeter, underlining the fact that the castle looked down on Berkeley Springs from a position of inaccessible dominance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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California’s population has essentially been treading water since the pandemic.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Kamloops, British Columbia, native has been a driving force behind DU’s resurgence after the Pioneers were treading water through the first half of the season.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My sister was scowling and pacing the path outside my mother’s flat.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Euphoria’s Achilles’ heel is pacing, which was helped along, somewhat, by the rhythm of the academic year.—
The Editors,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Trooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooping. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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